tuning environment

[Dean May]

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Use ear plugs. That is the best way to tune in a noisy environment. Try =
it.
You won't believe it. I use the cheap silicone variety you can get in =
any
drug store. You use them to cover the opening to the ear, you don't =
stick
them down inside the ear canal. You can regulate how much attenuation =
they
give the sound by how tightly you cover the opening. For most of the =
piano I
have them packed tight. For octave 7 I loosen them a little.=20

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Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359

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Terre Haute IN  47802

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
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Of pianotune05@comcast.net
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 7:37 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: tuning environment

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Hi Everyone,

I know it's not a technical question per sae, but I like hearing about =
other
technician's experiences.  What has been yoru worst tuning environment?
Today I tuned a piano at a nursing home, an Acrosonic.  The people were
great, but it always throws me off when someone comesup and asks me a
question such as, "Have you found that lost chord yet." I was making =
sure my
thirds matched up evenly.  It was great, and I scheduled them for their =
next
tuning already plus one of the employees there scheduled me to tune her
piano in two weeks.  It was a great experience, but it's hard to tune =
with
lots of background activity.  What do you guys do in that situation, =
besides
make the best of it.?:) =20

Marshall

ps. It was a great tuning all around however, plus they offered me =
lunch!
Awesome chili and corn bread. =20

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> At 03:57 PM 2/3/2006 -0800, Horace wrote:=20
> >Actually that has been done a number of times. When I was more active =
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> >institutional work, I used to do it for demonstration purposes...it =
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> >Also, I know specifically of one major contemporary venue in which =
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> >was done to the primary concert instrument...no, the technician who =
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> Ready for a different sort of institution, I would guess ... well, =
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> more than one way to tell an employer to "take this job and shove it." =

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